Differential expression and localization of connexins 26 and 43 in the rat gingival epithelium

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-154

  Muramatsu, Takashi ^a   Uekusa, Tomoko ^a   Masaoka, Takayasu ^a   Saitoh, Masato ^b   Hashimoto, Sadamitsu ^a   Abiko, Yoshihiro ^b   Jung, Han Sung ^c   Shimono, Masaki ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^c Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRANULAR CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KERATINOCYTE; LASER MICRODISSECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SQUAMOUS CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; EPITHELIUM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GINGIVA; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 59949105217     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.71.147     Document Type: Article

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